BS Micro/Chem - University of Texas at Arlington, 1979
Medical Education - University of Phoenix Northern California Campus, 1985
Medical degree, DO - University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, 1983
Residency in Surgery (Gen) - University Of Arizona College Of Medicine-Phoenix, 1988
Residency in Thoracic Surgery - Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, 1991
Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Independent - Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, 1991
Medical School - The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 1983